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New A/C standards??? Hot sailor at 2:09pm 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 1/986 Any air conditioning trade people out there know if the new 13 SEER standards will apply to marine A
26c,d,s differrence Mike at 1:53pm 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/939 I was browsing through ads and models.I cannot be sure from what I see, what the specs are for the
Rig a Spinaker on an H20? Graham K at 1:26pm 10.17.05 Smaller Boats 2/821 I am thinking about expanding my sailing skills and rigging my '84 hunter 20 with a spinaker. Does
rigging jane10204 at 12:59pm 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1170 I own a 1972 Snipe and need a manual describing the proper rigging of the mast and boom, and any ot
port replacement skip cruce at 11:49am 10.17.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1191 I need a port replacement for the right front window and frame. Does anyone know where I might find
In-water bottom cleaning Sine Nomine at 11:39am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 40/5563 Is there a service that exists or can anyone recommend a way of cleaning my sailboat bottom while in
28.5 Group Rich Macal at 11:07am 10.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1051 I have occassionally seen reference to a 28.5 "group" but no specifics. Can someone give me additio
!9 Mariner Needs Trailer liberty14515 at 10:43am 10.17.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/909 Hi. My 19 Mariner needs a trailer for the winter. What kind should I look for and how should I rig t
Leaning ... dblake05 at 10:20am 10.17.05 Other Sailboats 12/1538 I have noticed my boat leaning to the starboard side. I took everything out of the boat and it is st
Righting after capsize. Bob at 10:16am 10.17.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1412 I am not a really experienced sailor, so as I continue to experiment with stronger winds and gustier
Fleet 9 event dtsails at 9:31am 10.17.05 Smaller Boats 0/969 We're trying to get a few Catalina 22's out for a Fleet 9 daysail out of Redwood City in South San F
Bladder Holding Tanks Jerry at 9:24am 10.17.05 Other Sailboats 4/1978 Can anyone confirm that the 1983 Pearson 303 was equipped with a ridged or bladder type holding tank
Lightning Protection roan at 9:23am 10.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1545 I have just acquired a new H 33 and found out that Hunter does not supply any lightning protection o
Help !!! Mystic 26 Tom Logan at 8:35am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 0/894 This boat was listed as a Mystic 26. All my research comes up empty and their not sure. Does ANYBODY
Slap Silencer Ken at 8:29am 10.17.05 Big Boats 9/1239 The aft cabin on our '88 Hunter Legend 40 can be very noisy at times. The testimonials to the Slap S
Help !!! Mystic 26 Tom Logan at 8:28am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 0/967 This boat was listed as a Mystic 26. All my research comes up empty and their not sure. Does ANYBODY
One way valves HNL Beagle at 8:12am 10.17.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3114 How does a one-way thru hull valve work? I have a pipe sticking thru the front of my sailboat with a
sail trips inthe Keys Richard at 8:06am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 22/3613 I am about to start planning a winter trip sailing the keys. I'll have about two weeks with a MacGr
Sail care TomStJohn at 7:57am 10.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1168 Does any one have experiance with a company called "Sail Care" located in PA? I saw them at the Anna
Sail care TomStJohn at 7:44am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 18/1608 Does any one have any experiance with a company called Sail Care located in PA? I have attached a li

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Mooring - Boat to Bouy Captain Larry-DH at 3:42am 05.13.21 Normal. Agree with @TomY about windage forward as a contributing factor, but many boats are designe
Mooring - Boat to Bouy TomY at 3:25am 05.13.21 The windage on the bow, perhaps? Boats with high freeboard tend to sail around more than low freeboa
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. kappykaplan at 3:02am 05.13.21 what is this sensor? From the location, looks like a temperature sensor.
2001 Catalina 250 Bottom Paint Barrier Coat Question Joe at 2:30am 05.13.21 Apply the barrier to Interlux specs, which is about thickness rather than number of coats. Here in
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. (1) Jops at 11:36pm 05.12.21 Leslie, Thank you for all your help. One more question. what is this sensor? Seems like there shou
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut All U Get at 11:32pm 05.12.21 There used to be a shop in Maine that would resurface a shaft. The price of new replacement vs resu
Mooring - Boat to Bouy Ron20324 at 8:59pm 05.12.21 The wind, and especially the tides and current will move your boat every which way. Live with it,
1984 H34 120vac circiut issues 1Gordo3 at 8:36pm 05.12.21 Hello. I just wanted follow up on the electrical issues i was having. I finally got the new breaker
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. Stu Jackson at 8:33pm 05.12.21 Fuel pump is tied to the starter button. Glow plugs disengage upon release of the starter button, s
New job - new ride Apex at 7:58pm 05.12.21 like the spin retrieval unit. looks like your having a good time.
HOW MUCH HP DO I NEED FOR MY 50 YEAR OLD O'DAY 22? sail sfbay at 7:54pm 05.12.21 Welcome to the forum!! General guidance is 1 hp per 550 lbs of displacement. Therefore, given your
Mooring - Boat to Bouy Terry Cox at 7:53pm 05.12.21 Normal.
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal Scott T-Bird at 7:46pm 05.12.21 A delivery Captain will make this trip a lot shorter as he/her would probably make much longer days
How to install pad eye on v-berth ceiling for infant lee cloth attachment point (1) DArcy at 7:44pm 05.12.21 In my last boat I installed a lee cloth on a settee with a piece of 1" stainless tubing running the
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. LeslieTroyer at 7:43pm 05.12.21 The excite wire to alternator is your switched power. It turns on things with the key. The op wire
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal jbstuebner at 7:35pm 05.12.21 So 40 gallons, at 0.5 gph = 80 hours at 5 knots = 400 nm. You will never do an average of 5 knots i
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal dlochner at 7:31pm 05.12.21 PS And for some reason, being here on the west coast and all, I thought it was the C&D Canal. But w
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal Scott T-Bird at 7:28pm 05.12.21 Tank is 20 Gallons and I was gonna bring two extra portable so an extra 10. My hope was to stay vis
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. (1) Jops at 7:28pm 05.12.21 Slowly fixing issues and learning a lot. Thanks for all the imparted knowledge. One issue that was
Freshwater Plumbing System kloudie1 at 7:14pm 05.12.21

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